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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
444 PM CDT SUN APR 28 2013


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         69    155 PM  86    1952  66      3       51
  MINIMUM         52    603 AM  28    1976  43      9       41
                                      1950
                                      1922
  AVERAGE         61                        54      7       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.40 1956   0.12  -0.12     0.24
  MONTH TO DATE    7.94                      3.11   4.83     3.71
  SINCE MAR 1     10.23                      5.43   4.80     5.80
  SINCE JAN 1     16.30                      8.21   8.09     8.34

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.2  1979   0.0    0.0       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.9   -0.9       T
  SINCE MAR 1     13.9                       5.7    8.2      3.0
  SINCE JUL 1     40.5                      36.7    3.8     24.3

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            4                        11     -7       19
  MONTH TO DATE  544                       454     90      420
  SINCE MAR 1   1636                      1316    320      840
  SINCE JUL 1   6373                      6318     55     5214

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       38
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       38
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM
 LOWEST     53           200 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1915
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2013.........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2013.........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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